Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-06
HATTIE LEWIS.
Her Father Has Returned TO Boston:
What He and His Friends Say
About the Case.
Death From Natural Ceusos Shown
from an Autopsy OF Hatties
Body
Boston Record.

used to sell shoes for q. S. Turner Of 1874
Summer street, has returned to the city.
MIR. Lewis is the father Of Hattie Lewis
OF Maiden, about whose desth hangs &
mystery, the depth Of which is increased
by the declarations of the girls mother.
That things have not gone with perfect
smoothness between the counle no doubt
accounts for 8 great deal Of the bitter
ness ard suspicion.
MR., LEWIS IN TOWN.
Mr.. Lewis spent a considerable part OF
the day yesterday along Summer street,
the boot and shoe headquarters, being
VariOusly received. Most everybody has
beer reading "thOse pieces in The papers"
about him. He himself laughlingly re-
ferred to the publication of the various
stories. This encouraged some OF his
friends 10 inquire about the truth of
them, when they found considerable on
his side TO bolster up their confidence in
him. Whatever may be his real position,
ali the Summer street people who saw him
yesterday agree that ne seemed undis-
turbec and declared that everything was
"straight."
HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.
As Mr. Lewis tells his story, and as his
adding whatever they Know that Is to his
credit. An old friend of Mr.. Lewis told
il to Record nan this morning, as il
runs, that when he went south it was IL
pursuit OF health and to attend TO bus
mess. He hsd under his charge a couple
CT branch shoe stores, cue 81 Jackson
vile &nd the other one at Texas. While
in the south he went to s boarding house
of Mrs. Cayallon, and then became SC
quainted with her. Ii is also added that
Mr. Lewis receive q g telegram from Mrs.
CavaIlOn while N Texas, warning him OK
the Illness CT Lis daughter Frances, VINO
had gone south with him when he under
took the managing of the southern shoe
stores. Starting at once back from Dali
lss, he Travelled with su rapidly, and
on arrival found his daughter
severely, but not yet dangerously, i'll.
Two of the best known physsians in the
neighbOrhOod were summoned, but their
efforts were Of no avail. TIE girl, said
TO have been an extremely attractive
young girl, was brought back to Maiden.
1t WAS suggested at first that she be bur
led 10 the south, but the father decided
against this, saying that such thing
would cause talk ~ once in Maiden. So
the body OF the girl was brought north
aud public funeral was held. Mrs.
Lewis attended the funeral but did not
look st her daughter, as she lay there Ia
her colii1, during the performance Of the
burial services Those who did aver tha
she looked natural, certainly Us natural
SIS anyone could who had been through
TIE sickness she had, and showed no evi-
denCe at all of anything wrong.
DAUGHTER AND FATHER.
Tie fathers friends declare that all this
talk on the par. of Mrs. Lewis is started
up with 3 view to annoy her husband.
There Yves domestic trouble, and when
the father went south for health and new
business he gave the daughter the oppor-
tunity to stay with her mother or 90 with
him. The girl, it is declared, decided OF
once and without hesitation to accom-
pany her father. The mothers jealousy
was reused; she became even more
melancholy when the separation was
made and she saw the daughter
so of willingly with the father
she has broOded over it ever since seem
ingly, and gradually out of her Jealous
suspicious has built up IN her own n inc
the story OF her daughters death that she
is scattering broadcast over the country
Some of her actions, it is declared, hsvt
few months. This proves g decidedly
new and interesting feature in this case
and one which seems in 3 degree to ex
plain some of the developments which
nave hitherto seemed so startling.
A COLD SHOULDER.
Not every one on summer street, how
ever, received Mr. Lewis happily yester
day. When he stepped into the office o
Turner & Co in the afternoon, he fOunt
there commercial man VINO bad sample
OF Nathan Dodge & Co.
This man had had little difficulty Wit
Lewis some few years Sgo, when the tw
were on the road, and little chill had a.
ways existed between them. "Iello.'
said, Lewis, Familiarity, sappirg the othe
on the back, ~ suppose you ssw tina
little piece ABOUT me in the papeT?"
Yes" was the gruff retort. 81 ssy
it, I've seen enough. l don't want any
thing TO do with you,'' aud he slipped 6
once from the little Office without gjvln
the newcomer chance to explain, 81
leaving him undiSputed master OF tn
situation.
Mr.. Lewis is 8 man about five feet ter
snd dresses neatly in dark gray sui
He has side WhiSker5 which are neare
sandy than anything else, and wears
tall white hat with black Grape ban
on it.
When he appeared on Summer stree
Yesterday smong his old trade scqusin
tauces, he created good desl of riI
pie No one knew that he was in towI
and no one had seen him for quite ion
time.
THE MOTHERS STORY.
Mrs Hattie Lewis, mother Of the 81
whose death has caused so much talk,
st present st Hosmer Hill, near Leomil
ster. She talks about the matter in
nervous way, betraying touches of il
tense feeling, and ct times symptoms tn!
perhaps might be called hysterical. Sh
said that her husband, while in bushes
il the south in 1866, met Mary Cavallol
widow. Last December this woms
was her husbands bookkeepe1 in Dalla
but Mr.. Lewis brother thought II.
things were not as they should be, IS
was her husbands partner he insiste
on the woman's discharge. A
the result, the couple came
Boston and lived st PIG West Car
ton street. On January 10 Lewis cam
to the house sud said that he was goir
to Texas. He managed to get HIATT
away with him 10 Boston. She tried
+slk With her Sauphtnr inst &c COON q